The monarchs of which country sent Christopher Columbus on his journeys?
Spain Click to see the answer
The Shoguns ruled over which country?
Japan
The Portuguese empire had control of which of these countries?
Brazil
The Great 'what' of London occurred in 1666?
Fire
Who sculpted the famous Statue of David?
Michelangelo
Which Chinese dynasty ruled from 1644 until 1911?
Qing
Cuauhtémoc ruled in which continent?
South America Click to see the answer
Diamyo' was a noble rank in which country?
Japan
René Descartes was from which country?
France
The Salem witch trials of 1692 occurred in which US state?
Massachusetts
Hernán Cortés presented which bean to the Europeans after his conquests?
Cocoa
Akbar the Great ruled over which empire?
Mughal
Emperor Jiajing ruled in which country?
China
Mount Vesuvius erupted in which country in 1631?
Italy
What was Queen Mary of England's nickname?
Bloody
The Aztecs were conquered by which European country?
Spain Click to see the answer
What was Galileo Galilei best known for being?
Scientist
Elizabeth I of England led the fight against which Armada?
Spanish
Caravaggio was renowned for creating what?
Paintings
Albrecht II was the elected but never-crowned king of which country?
Germany
Akbar the Great ruled over which country?
India
In 1536, which Argentinean city was founded by Pedro de Mendoza?
Buenos Aires
The Aztecs lived primarily in the region known as what today?
Mexico
England broke away from which Church in the 16th century?
Catholic
The Tudors ruled in which European country?
England
The Samurai were warriors in which Asian country?
Japan
Sir Francis Bacon was an advocate of which 'method'?
Scientific
The Spanish Inquisition attempted to maintain the dominance of which religion?
Catholicism
Which of Henry VIII's wives gave birth to Elizabeth I?
Anne Boleyn
John Calvin, who founded Calvinism, was influential in which field?
Religion
Which country led the Mayflower to America?
England
Leonardo da Vinci painted what in c.1503-1506?
Mona Lisa
The Spanish mainly colonized which part of what would come to be the United States?
South
François II was the king of which European country?
France
Which Henry was famous for his six wives?
VIII
Francisco de Orellana explored which river, found in South America?
Amazon
What was El Greco NOT particularly famous for?
Literature Click to see the answer
What was New York's original name?
New Amsterdam
In which country were cuckoo clocks invented?
Germany
Louis XIV was known as the 'what' King?
Sun
The House of Bourbon ruled over which European country?
France
The Edict of Nantes took effect in which country?
France
Gustavus Adolphus ruled in which European country?
Sweden Click to see the answer
Portugal reached Macau, an island off the coast of which country, in 1513?
China
The House of Braganza ruled in which European country?
Portugal
The Kingdom of Cuzco was part of which ancient civilization?
Inca
Michelangelo was famously from which Italian city?
Florence
The famous St. Peter's Basilica is located in which city?
Vatican
Luís Vaz de Camões was a famous writer from which country?
Portugal
What was John Milton of England famous for?
Writing
347 English settlers were killed in 1622 in which American city?
Jamestown
The failed Gunpowder Plot primarily attempted to assassinate who in England?
King Click to see the answer
Which Chinese dynasty came to an end in 1644?
Ming
Hernán Cortés lead Spain to conquer which South American country?
Mexico
The caravel, used for exploration of the sea, was invented by which country?
Portugal
Who sketched the 'Vitruvian Man'?
da Vinci
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi was a famous Italian what?
Composer
Bottled beer was invented in which city in 1568?
London
In which English city was William Shakespeare born?
Stratford-upon-Avon
Isabella I of Spain was first queen of which part of the then-divided country?
Castile
Casimir IV Jagiellon ruled in which country?
Poland
Work began on the building of the Taj Mahal in 1632 in which Indian city?
Agra
Suleiman the Magnificent ruled over which empire?
Ottoman
The 'what' East India Company brought great wealth to its country?
Dutch
The first epidemic of what occurred on the island of Hispaniola in 1507?
Smallpox
Juan Sebastián Elcano did what in the 16th century?
Circumnavigated Globe
The first flushable toilets appeared in which year?
1500
Christopher Columbus was born in which country?
Italy
In 1502, Columbus believed the islands of the Caribbean were near which country?
India Click to see the answer
In which field of science was Johannes Kepler of Germany famous for?
Astronomy
Which part of the Sistine Chapel is famously the main focal point?
Ceiling
Henry VIII had Anne Boleyn executed on what grounds?
Adultery
Copernicus waited until the end of his life to put forward which controversial theory?
Earth Orbits The Sun
The Battle of the Spurs was between which two countries in 1513?
England and France
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was a famous Spanish what?
Writer Click to see the answer
Lady Jane 'what' was Queen of England for nine days?
Grey
The first what was presented to the English Royal Society in 1699?
Steam Engine
The surface detail of which planet was first observed in 1659?
Mars
In 1589, the first machine which could do what automatically was invented?
Knit
Spain and Germany defeated which country in the Battle of Pavia?
France
Legend has it that which New World resource was stored in Seville's Torre del Oro in Spain?
Gold
Queen Mary of England was hated by her sister Elizabeth for propagating which religion?
Catholicism
The method of which medical advancement was established in 1625?
Blood Transfusion
What was the relationship between Mary and Elizabeth of England?
Half-Sisters
What was the name of the greatest of the Aztec cities?
Tenochtitlan
Dom Pérignon first created which type of wine in 1670?
Champagne
In 1550, Ambrose Paré began creating artificial what?
Limbs
Elizabeth I of England was known as the 'what' Queen?
Virgin